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@matsuwaifu @NeoMexicanismos @David_Hahn @Boilerplate1893 @bigredhair Our ahuianime, with her Nopal Blood lipstick, at a spontaneous trading venue in Totonacapan. What we would today call "pop-up" retail.
Eyewitness Diaz describes #NocheTriste
Spaniards escape from Tenochtitlan 1/20
“Botello (an astrologer) had, four days previously, announced, that by means of his secret art, he had discovered that every one of us would be killed if we did not leave Mexico on a certain night.”
@BadPostsLLC Never understood why certain superhero movies use such muted colors. But it's even more frustrating to see famously colorful subjects muted beyond recognition. Compare this comic book and live action depiction of Tenochtitlan:
Gentling's painting was an influence on our series. That recreation of Motecuhzoma's palace is looking at the rear entrance, here's our version as seen from the front. https://t.co/F1P1EG2zcu
@noticonquista They were not knights, but they compared themselves to the famed knights of legend. Roland, Orlando, Amadis, Montesinos, etc.
502 years ago this weekend. Artists record everything in the coastal camp of these strangers from another world.
Since Cortes had brought at least two Spanish mistresses, at first he gave away the Indigenous girls given to him in tribute. These girls were more valuable to Cortes as gifts for his followers. Cortes’ ability to persuade his men depended on his ability to reward them. 6/12